Brooklyn-born Cory Henry at 3 years old …after a year of woodshedding.
At 6 he performed at the Apollo.
Documentary: “Gotcha Now” from the Cory Henry YouTube channel
More about the role of the Church in great American music past and present
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It’s a splendid thing when a master musician takes the time to write a book about his life in the music and his views on the direction the music is taking.
We talk with composer/bandleader/bassist Chuck Israels who has shared bandstands with Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins and was an integral part of Bill Evans’ creations.
Chuck Israels Orchestra – “Round Midnight”
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Director Bernabé Hernández. Recorded (1962) in Cuba.
Our good friend and friend of the channel Jorge sent us this gem of a film to help educate us about Abakuá, one of the powerful sources of the Cuban music treasure.
The full film
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The meat starts at 7:15.
The program starts silly and then gets smart.
After a brief history of the Voice of America it gets to the point:
The Voice of America put up its entire physical archive including many TONS of jazz records and CDs up for sale – and someone bought it!
– Ken McCarthy
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One of our treasured subscribers Jorge, who is deep in the tradition and comes from a family that is too, shared this gem with us.
Rumba at its highest level.
Here’s what he says about it:
“One of the Greatest Dancers and his group back in the ’80s… The real Rumba… Aspirina Family. He was the director of la Comparsa Los Guararechos de Regla, my Hometown. These guys are on another level.”
The artistry of Luis A. Chacon ‘Aspirina’ and Grupo Laye
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